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An imprisoned Chinese journalist whose newspaper has made front-page appeals for his release has confessed to wrongdoing on state TV.
"I'm willing to admit my guilt and to show repentance," said reporter Chen Yongzhou. He was arrested over claims he defamed a partly state-owned firm in articles exposing alleged corruption.
State media said he had admitted writing false stories for money.
Several high-profile suspects have made televised confessions recently.
Public confessions have long been a part of China's criminal law.
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing says it is impossible to know whether the admission was forced out of him.
Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24682523
